Welcome Back
All of the officers would like to welcome
all the incoming freshmen and their parents into the band and all of the upper
classmen back. We hope everyone has had
a relaxing summer and is now ready to begin the 2003-2004 school year. We are looking forward to having an
outstanding year. The officers for this year are:
President - Denise
Freeman 736-7158
Vice President - Kirsten
Barnes 736-5828
Secretary - Diane
Fowler 698-0909
Treasurer - Sandy
Hernandez 736-3332
Please
feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.
To make this an outstanding year, it will
take everyone’s help. The band boosters
need everyone to participate in the various activities, committees and
fundraisers planned. We need all the
parent involvement we can get. There is
a lot to do and if everyone pitches in, this year will run so much
smoother. We still have a lot of
committee spots still open. Please look
at the committee list and see how you can help us. If you have not received a committee list,
please see Mr. Greco or one of the officers.
The band will be doing the following fundraisers: discount cards,
lollipops, wrapping paper and candy, scratch cards, candle sales and cookie
dough. The boosters do not expect you to
participate in every fundraiser. We
suggest you pick 2 or 3 that you feel you will be able to sell to friends and
family. The more you sell the more you
will earn towards decreasing your band expenses and trip cost at the end of the
year.
The boosters have just recently purchased
new drum major uniforms, color guard uniforms, and plumes for the marching
band. We hope these additions will
improve the band’s appearance. We have
also bought new bags to store the uniforms in.
The school has been very gracious to purchase new stands for some of our
concert drum instruments. They have also
purchased carts to hold our music stands on.
We thank them very much for their support.
In the coming months we will be deciding
on our annual band trip. In the past we
have been to Williamsburg, VA, Myrtle Beach, NC. and Gatlinburg, TN. All the students who went to TN last year had
a great time. We came home last year
with several superior ratings. The
students represented POLYTECH extremely well in the competition.
We would appreciate it if all students
make sure they have paid all their fees by September 5th. The band students have been given a fee
voucher to fill out and turn in when submitting their payments. Please make sure you have signed the voucher
in the appropriate places if you want money taken out of your student
account. I am unable to transfer any
money out of your account without the proper signatures. When you bring your money in please place it
in the wooded box that is attached to the wall next to Mr. Greco’s desk. Make sure your payment is in an envelope
before putting it in the box. If you
have any questions regarding your student account, please leave a note in this
box or contact Mrs. Hernandez at 736-3332.
Please visit the POLYTECH High School Band website to obtain information about what is happening. The boosters will be posting information on a regular basis. The website address is http://www.geocities.com/polytechbands/. We feel this is great way to communicate with parents.